Chapter 1191: Chapter 1191: The Secret of the Three Treasure Chests

“Gourd… Gourd… assist me in alchemy…” Xiaona held the gourd and directed it toward the Blood Shadow.

The mouth of the gourd produced an unparalleled suction force, seemingly trying to draw everything into the gourd.

Yet, the terrifying suction power of the gourd appeared to have no effect on the Blood Shadow.

The Blood Shadow stood there without even bothering to dodge, and said disdainfully, “The Purple Gold Gourd hasn’t returned to the Great Emperor level yet, it can only absorb tangible objects. I am now in an intangible form, so it cannot affect me.”

“Xiaoye, what exactly is he?” Lin Shen pulled Xiaoye, who was intent on continuing attacking the Blood Shadow, and asked.

“He’s a beast,” Xiaoye gritted her teeth and replied.

“You don’t have to ask. She doesn’t know who I am at all,” the Blood Shadow stood there, leisurely watching the group and said.

“I truly don’t know who he is, but it was he who brought the Three Treasure Chests to father, causing harm to us and elder brother. If not for him, elder brother wouldn’t have died, and we wouldn’t have been forced to reincarnate with the Great Emperor’s Divine Artifact,” Xiaoye said.

“What exactly is the story behind the Three Treasure Chests?” Lin Shen asked curiously.

Xiaoye and Xiaona assumed that Lin Shen wanted to know about past events, so Xiaoye straightforwardly said, “The Three Treasure Chests are a Divine Artifact brought by the bastard, rumored to be the Upper Ultimate Divine Artifact, second only to the Great Emperor’s Divine Artifact. The chest’s true name is ‘The Final Mercy of All Gods.'”

At this point, Xiaoye glanced at Lin Shen but didn’t continue speaking.

Xiaona, having fewer reservations than Xiaoye, continued speaking openly: “Dad, in your past life, you encountered a cultivation issue that was hard to cure. That vile thief came to you with ‘The Final Mercy of All Gods,’ claiming he could solve your problems but required your three most precious items in exchange. They must be placed inside the chest to activate ‘The Final Mercy of All Gods.’ Dad, you presented many treasures, but the thief said those weren’t your most precious items, thus failing to activate ‘The Final Mercy of All Gods.’

Xiaona fiercely glared at the Blood Shadow: “In the end, that vile thief claimed that we three siblings were your most valuable treasures. He said putting us into the Three Treasure Chests would be the only way to activate ‘The Final Mercy of All Gods.’ We volunteered to enter the chest to restore father, but unexpectedly, elder brother died later. Because we entered the Three Treasure Chests, our bodies were destroyed. Dad, you had no choice but to use the Great Emperor’s Divine Artifact as our vessel to protect our souls for reincarnation.”

Blood Shadow had been listening all along, and upon hearing this, he laughed out loud, with the laughter being exceptionally piercing.

“What are you laughing at?” Xiaona demanded angrily.

“I’m laughing at your naivety,” Blood Shadow restrained his laughter and said coldly, “Did that ancient old scoundrel tell you this? If so, you are truly pitiable.”

“What do you mean?” Xiaoye frowned and glared at the Blood Shadow.

“When I gave the ancient one the Three Treasure Chests, I made it very clear: you must exchange your three most cherished treasures to activate ‘The Final Mercy of All Gods,’ and after activation, the three treasures wouldn’t suffer any loss.”

Blood Shadow said, smiling, “It’s just a pity your father is inherently suspicious, yet unwilling to miss the opportunity for self-restoration. He put you into the Three Treasure Chests but couldn’t part with his only son, so he didn’t send that son into the chest.”

“You’re talking nonsense! We voluntarily entered the chest to help Dad.” Xiaona immediately retorted, her anger causing her to tremble all over.

Xiaoye was more rational and said to Blood Shadow, “Your words don’t make sense at all. It had to be three cherished things, meaning we three are all precious. Leaving one out is useless, if anything, either all or none should have been put in.”

“Haha…” Blood Shadow laughed heartily, “When did I ever say you were the ancient old thief’s most cherished? That’s just what he told you. His true treasures were never you, but the Golden Transformation Vase, Purple Gold Gourd, and Chaos Gourd.”

“Ah, you are merely pitiful substitutes, used to replace the Golden Transformation Vase and Purple Gold Gourd. As for that Chaos Gourd, the ancient old thief ultimately couldn’t bear to part with his own son, so he finally placed the Chaos Gourd into the chest. Ironically, all calculations fell short, and you survived after being placed into the chest, while his most cherished son died instead.”

“Impossible! All three siblings entered the Three Treasure Chests, you mentioned precious items needed to be placed inside, if alternates were possible, why even mention precious items?” Xiaona said.

“Generally, replacements aren’t feasible, but blood relatives are exceptions. It also requires the ancient old thief to be ruthless enough. That said, since he dared to risk the Chaos Gourd for that son, it was true love indeed. You two, however, are rather pitiful.” Blood Shadow pretended to be sympathetic.

“Your story is full of holes, not even credible for children, yet you want to fool us? If father valued these two Great Emperor’s Divine Artifacts more than us, why would he use them as vessels to aid our rebirth?” Xiaona identified the flaw in Blood Shadow’s words.

“That’s because it’s not you in need of rebirth. I already said earlier that using ‘The Final Mercy of All Gods’ doesn’t damage those three treasures. It’s just that your ancient old thief didn’t believe, hence there was never anything wrong with you. The Purple Gold Gourd and Golden Transformation Vase suffered damage during his injury, and with the Great Emperor’s Divine Artifact being hard to repair, he could only resort to using this method, making you rebirth together with the Great Emperor’s Divine Artifacts, forming a symbiotic fate. This way, once they grow alongside you, these damaged Great Emperor’s Divine Artifacts can be repaired.”

“Impossible… You’re spewing nonsense…” Xiaoye and Xiaona shouted angrily in unison.

“Believe it or not, it’s up to you. I was the one who told him about this method, so I’m quite aware of the details,” Blood Shadow said with a cold smile. “To exist alongside the Great Emperor’s Divine Arts is your fortune. That old thief had planned well; once you help restore the Great Emperor’s Divine Artifacts, he intended to reclaim them for his own use. Too bad his calculations fell short, as you ended up arriving here early, which turned out to be my luck.”

“What exactly are you?” Lin Shen stared at Blood Shadow and asked.

“A dying person. Knowing so much is pointless; all you need to know is that the one who killed you is none other than the Cosmic’s first-ever Divine Being,” Blood Shadow said lightly.

As he spoke, Blood Shadow suddenly transformed into seemingly infinite blood shadows, making it impossible to see his movements clearly.

Boom!

A Divine Soul with three heads and six arms, resembling a deity, appeared before Lin Shen and slapped Blood Shadow on the head, pinning him to the ground. The surrounding blood-colored residue vanished.

At this point, Blood Shadow truly became a shadow–stuck flat against the ground.